Bu Yi paused for a moment before replying, "It's not in a hurry."
Bling leaned closer to him: "So that means something really has happened?"
Bu Yi pushed her head away: "Be careful, there's something I need to do. I have to take the train to Chengdu tonight. It's at 10 pm, so it's still early."
"Going to Chengdu? Is there a mission?" Bu Ling asked, then immediately realized, "I was just asking, you don't need to answer me."
Bu Yi chuckled and flicked her forehead: "It's not a mission, it's a personal matter."
Bling glanced at his face: "Is there anything I can help you with?" She had a feeling that her brother wasn't in a good mood right now.
Bu Yi glanced back at her and smiled, "Don't worry, if there's anything I can do to help you, I won't be polite."
Buling grabbed a piece of cucumber and popped it into her mouth: "That's good. I'm your sister, so I won't be happy if you're being too polite with me~"
Bu Yi slapped away her hand that was reaching for him again: "Liang, I know, I won't be polite with you."
The dinner was a pleasant and harmonious affair. After dinner, it was getting late, so Liang Boda first drove Bu Ling and Sang Shen back home, then took Bu Yi to the train station before driving home to his family compound.
On the other side, Bu Yi boarded a train bound for Chengdu. After a day and a night, the train arrived at its destination. He got off the train, but without stopping, he boarded a bus bound for Jianning Town. After getting off the bus in the town, he walked for three hours and finally arrived at his destination, Jianning Farm.
Jianning Farm was named after Jianning Town. It covered an area of more than 3,000 mu, which was quite vast. It imprisoned bad elements with problematic class backgrounds, intellectuals with rightist tendencies, landlords, and the like. The population was very diverse.
Besides these people, there is also an army stationed here to keep an eye on them. The management here is very strict, but compared to other farms, although the people here are a bit tired, there are not as many messy things.
Of course, that was before. After the recent turmoil, the factory director has changed, and the atmosphere is not as good as before. Many intellectuals have been persecuted to death.
Buyi's purpose in coming this time was for his fiancée's parents.
Yes, fiancée. He once had a fiancée whom he met while on a top-secret mission. At that time, he was a fresh recruit who had just graduated, and she was the researcher he was protecting.
When young people spend every day together, feelings naturally arise, and what happened next was only natural. However, on the eve of her wedding, she died due to an accident during an experiment.
She died when Buyi loved her the most, and her body was never found. Buyi didn't even get to see her one last time. Compared to being separated by life, being separated by death is even more heartbreaking.
After his fiancée died, Buyi was depressed for a while. Later, his commander saw that he was no longer suitable for the mission, so he transferred him away.
However, he had to go through a long period of secrecy before that. So, ten years had passed before he reappeared in public, and the first thing he did after that was to inquire about his sister.
His father and grandmother are dead, and his sister is his only remaining family. He must find her, protect her, and live the rest of his life relying on his sister and his memories.
Pulling himself out of his memories, Buyi saw the farm gate in front of him, walked to a spot where it wouldn't get in the way, and waited silently.
He didn't have to wait long. Soon, a burly man, eight feet tall, came out of the farm. He said a few words to the guard, and the farm gate was opened. After coming out, the burly man looked around and saw Bu Yi. He gave a rough smile and said, "Old Bu!"
Bu Yi stubbed out his cigarette and strode towards the burly man: "Old Xiang!"
The two gave each other a big hug before separating. Old Xiang said cheerfully, "Hey kid, long time no see!"
Bu Yi chuckled and patted his shoulder: "Here I am, aren't I?"
Old Xiang glanced at him: "Did you come here for me?"
Bu Yi paused: "If you know, why don't you hurry up and tell me?"
Old Xiang laughed heartily, "Come on, let's go to my place and eat and chat." With that, he grabbed Bu Yi and pulled him into the farm without further ado.
"Brother, this is my comrade-in-arms. He's come to see me. Could you please do me a favor?" Old Xiang handed a pack of cigarettes to the gatekeeper, and Bu Yi promptly handed over his military officer's ID.
The gatekeeper took it, looked at it, and readily let him in, but still reminded him, "Don't wander around!"
"I understand, thank you, brother," Bu Yi said politely.
Lao Xiang also said, "Brother, don't you trust me?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, Deputy Regiment Commander Xiang is a sensible person. It was just me, Old Niu, who spoke out of turn," the gatekeeper said with a smile.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lao Xiang led Bu Yi into the farm and headed towards where their army was stationed.
Along the way, Buyi observed the people working around the farm without making a sound. When he saw that they were all dressed in rags and looked haggard, he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
Old Xiang was a considerate person, so he deliberately slowed down his pace. However, every road has an end, and soon they arrived at the army's encampment.
Old Xiang led Bu Yi back to his residence. The farm was sparsely populated, and Old Xiang, as the deputy regimental commander, had his own room. After entering the room, Old Xiang closed the door tightly, poured Bu Yi a cup of hot water, sat down opposite him, and said in a low voice:
"I'll try to arrange for you to meet them tonight."
Bu Yi, holding the enamel mug, was slightly lost in thought. Hearing Lao Xiang's words, he snapped out of his reverie and whispered, "Brother, thanks."
Old Xiang glared at me with his bull-like eyes: "You're thanking me?"
Bu Yi smiled apologetically: "My fault, my fault."
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